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Enid Pearson-Arastradero Preserve

Sobey Pond–Arastradero Lake, 4 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 732 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Sobey Pond–Arastradero Lake, 4 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Enid Pearson-Arastradero Preserve near Los Trancos Woods, CA. The route passes Sobey Pond before reaching Arastradero Lake at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 732 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi463 – 846 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Coyote Trail 37.36414, -122.18957
Nearest town Los Trancos Woods, CA
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Sobey Pond–Arastradero Lake, 4 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 732 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 462–846 ft

Out & Back · Enid Pearson-Arastradero Preserve

Trailhead: Coyote Trail · 37.36414, -122.18957

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start on Coyote Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto Madera Point, heading NE.
  3. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Arastradero Creek Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.7 miPass Sobey Pond.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodrat Trail, heading NE.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Arastradero Creek Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miBear left onto Acorn Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Meadowlark Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miPass Arastradero Lake.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Juan Bautista de Anza Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftReach Sobey Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Meadowlark Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left onto Acorn Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miBear right onto Arastradero Creek Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Woodrat Trail, heading SW.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto Arastradero Creek Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miBear left onto Madera Point, heading NW.
  20. 400 ftBear right onto Coyote Trail, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sobey-pond-sobey-pond-out-back-4-lakes-5-km-3b7c

Trail surface

67% gravel13% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:15 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Los Trancos Woods, California